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Month: April 2020

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How the coronavirus has upended the lives of people who have no safe place to quarantine

April 30, 2020

When coronavirus hit, the support systems for people experiencing homelessness crumbled virtually overnight. Food programs dwindled. Drop-in centers were forced to close their doors because patrons could not safely socially distance inside. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

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Philly unions are calling for a citywide essential worker bill of rights during the coronavirus pandemic

April 30, 2020

As workers grow increasingly desperate in the face of life-threatening conditions, Philadelphia labor leaders have come together to say the city must do more to protect employees deemed essential during the coronavirus pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

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When coronavirus hit, schools moved online. Some students didn’t.

April 30, 2020

As the pandemic has forced classes online, not all students have been able to follow. Weeks after the interruption of in-person learning, some pupils still haven’t logged in or communicated with teachers. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

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Opinion – Philadelphia needs a Housing Recovery Act

April 30, 2020

The week before Mayor Kenney issued a citywide stay-at-home order, 566 eviction cases were scheduled in the Philadelphia courts. Well before a global health crisis shook our city, a local housing crisis impacted tens of thousands of families here each day. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

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Hundreds in Philly could lose coronavirus relief money because stimulus checks aren’t safe from debt collectors

April 30, 2020

Hundreds of Philadelphians may be locked out of their bank accounts and could lose their federal coronavirus stimulus checks to creditors and debt collectors, cutting them off from funds they may need to pay rent and buy groceries during the pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

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Homeless and hungry college students will face greater challenges because of the coronavirus

April 30, 2020

Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community and Justice released a report that noted housing and food insecurity among college students has increased since the pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

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The coronavirus crisis shines a light on the dark side of subcontracting

April 30, 2020

Even before the pandemic, labor experts and organizers have called the American economy’s move toward subcontracting a “race to the bottom,” in which workers get paid less and face more dangerous, precarious working conditions. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

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Opinion – College students need economic support beyond the coronavirus

April 30, 2020

More than 170,000 Philadelphians have started college but haven’t finished. Many are repaying student debt without credentials to show for it. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

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City expands COVID-19 testing, plans to bring site to Kensington

April 30, 2020

The hope is to get a handle on the spread of COVID-19 through expanded testing, Philadelphia Health Commissioner Tom Farley said. This could be particularly important in Kensington where there is a high rate drug use, sex work, and people experiencing homelessness. | From: Philly Weekly (Read more.)

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Coronavirus test site for Philly’s addicted and homeless populations opens in Kensington

April 30, 2020

The pop-up facility is a partnership between two neighborhood institutions along the Kensington Avenue corridor: Esperanza Health Center and Rock Ministries. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)

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